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EcoCAR 2 team places 4th

The Purdue EcoMakers EcoCAR 2 team, which has involved several Technology students over the past three years, finished the final year of the three-year competition in fourth place. The national competition involved 15 teams.

In addition to their overall placing, the team won two other awards during competition June 1-12:

Best braking distance, stopping from 60 MPH in 128.7 feet.

Lowest well-to-wheel greenhouse gas emissions

Henry Zhang, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, and Eric Dietz, professor of computer and information technology, were two of five advisors for the team.